Happy Birthday Relief Society!

We will be celebrating the organization of the RS on March 16 at 6:30 PM with a service auction. Please donate anything you'd like--artwork, dinners, babysitting hours, tutorial on something you know a lot about, anything you can think of. It's a fun way to get to know each other too.

Hey, something just occurred to me. When we had a service auction years ago, Sarah A. donated her time in helping me set up my first blog. That was worth every bean I earned! And look where that went. Now we have a fabulous RS blog that you all enjoy checking at least weekly! Right?

So after arriving you'll earn beans for various things (having read your scriptures, having completed your visiting teaching, stuff like that) and that's what you'll use to buy different services. This activity is sure to be a success.

Childcare will be provided. This activity is at the Bridgeport Building. You can find the map here. It's actually a couple of minutes closer to home than our usual church building. See you there!

Fort Lewis Ward Eggstravaganza

Egg hunt.

Egg roll.
Egg races.
Egg relays.
Egg toss.

Easter crafts.

Eggceptional potluck brunch.
Saturday, March 27 at 10 AM at the church.

Fairy Tales and Fantasy

Looking for a fun evening out? How about this...

Brigham Yound University Theatre Ballet presents Fairy Tales and Fantasy, March 19 at 7:30 PM at Lakes High School. Tickets are $14 and may be obtained by sending a self addressed stamped enveloped with checks made payable to:

BYU Theatre Ballet

P.O. Box 97273

Lakewood, WA 98497

Deployed Spouses Potluck

It's time for the Deployed Spouses Potluck dinner again. It will be Sunday at 4 PM at Amy S.'s house. This time we will be having pizza. Please bring any toppings you would like other than cheese and pepperoni, or you may bring a salad, drink, or dessert.

New Member Fireside

Elder Joseph W. Sitati believes that happiness comes by doing the simple things of the gospel over and over again. "I don't second-guess the counsel of our Church leaders," he says. "When I do what they ask, things always work out fine." Doing those simple things is what unites us with our Savior, he says, and "the essence of that unity begins with our families."

Elder Sitati of the Seventy will be speaking at a fireside on Friday, March 5 at 7 PM at the Tacoma Stake Center on 12th and Pearl. Due to limited seating this fireside is only for new members, investigators, and those who accompany them.

Truffles!

Need I say more? Yum! Cooking Group is tonight at Courtney M.'s house at 7 PM. Courtney is going to share her truffle secrets. Hope to see you there!

How Full is Your Pantry?

It's time for another Food Storage class taught by our wonderfully motivating Donna H. It will be Tuesday, February 16 at 10 AM at the church. Donna is going to try to have some fun give-aways so don't miss it! Thank you Donna!

Break the Fast

The deployed spouses group will now be meeting on Fast Sundays at 4 PM at Amy S.'s house for a potluck dinner. The first one is this Sunday. Any questions, please call Amy S. or Sara S.

Who Needs Electricity?

This activity has been postponed. Please watch for new date and time.
We are going to make emergency cooking stoves out of cans. I've seen Donna do this. It's incredibly easy and effective! Those interested please bring a clean #10 can and empty clean tuna fish cans and a box of paraffin wax which can be found at the commissary or Walmart.

See you there!

"Helping Families Live Virtuously"

We have been invited by the Puyallup South Stake Relief Society to attend a fireside for women. The guest speaker is Brother Shawn Gillies, a licensed Marriage and Family therapist specializing in the treatment of sexual addictions. The fireside will be on Sunday February 7, 7pm at the Puyallup South Stake Center which is located at 13420 94th Ave E , Puyallup, 98373.

This fireside is designed to
-Help battle the moral challenges that confront our families in the world today
-Strengthen, uplift, and encourage women in their efforts to teach and protect their families
-Find hope in our Savior and feel his love encircling us daily

This type of addiction is far too common. If it doesn't affect you personally chances are you know someone who is silently battling it. Please come so we can be more of a support to one another and learn ways to help our youth fight the challenges ahead.